Xanadu
former summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty
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Summary
Xanadu is an archaeological site[1]. Xanadu ranks in the top 0.48% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,504 views/month, #16 of 3,303).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Duolun County[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Instance of: ancient city[5], summer capital[6], planned community[7]
- Commons category: Site of Xanadu[8]
- Described at URL: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/sang-tu/[9], https://vici.org/vici/29824/?lang=en[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Atlas of Vanishing Places[12]
- Capital of: Yuan dynasty[13]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[14], Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level[15]
- Present in work: The Travels of Marco Polo[16], Kubla Khan[17]
- Different from: Xanadu[18]
- Area: 25131.27 ha[19], 150721.96 ha[20]
- Time period: Yuan dynasty[21]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[22], (iii)[23], (iv)[24], (vi)[25]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Xanadu include Project Xanadu[26], a hypertext system[27], in United States[28], founded in 1960[29]; Xanadu[30], a region[31]; and Xanadu Hills[32], a hill[33].
Why It Matters
Xanadu has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Xanadu is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Xanadu include Project Xanadu[26], a hypertext system[27], in United States[28], founded in 1960[29]; Xanadu[30], a region[31]; and Xanadu Hills[32], a hill[33].